Wide receiver Greg Jennings isn't the most notable former Green Bay Packer to join the NFC North rival Minnesota Vikings as a free agent. That would be his former Packers teammate, Brett Favre, who signed with the Vikings in 2009 and played two years in Minnesota.

Jennings, in an interview with Minneapolis radio station KFAN, said he got advice from Favre before making his decision to leave Green Bay to be the No. 1 receiver in Minnesota.

"I spoke with Brett probably two or three times throughout this process—a lot via text and then on the phone as well," Jennings said.

"I knew if there was one person that would shoot straight and tell me exactly what I wanted to hear and the things that I possibly didn't want to hear, it would be Brett. And so he did that for me."

Jennings agreed to a five-year, $45 million contract (including $17.8 million guaranteed) with the wideout-needy Vikings last Friday. It was more than the Packers, with plenty of receiving depth, were willing to offer to retain the 29-year-old Jennings.

If Packers fans were able to cope with Favre playing for the Vikings, they should have a much easier time adjusting to Jennings in purple and gold—as long as Green Bay stays ahead of his new team in the division standings.